Project Officer - Planning
- Employer
- Exeter City Council
- Location
- Exeter, Devon
- Salary
- £24,313-£26,317 / Grade G plus market supplement
- Closing date
- 15 Apr 2020
Summary
Join our team in providing a customer-focussed Development Management service for Exeter – we have a rare opening for a full-time Planning Officer, initially for a fixed period of 12 months, but with the possibility of a permanent contract.
Our Council
• We aim to enhance Exeter as the regional capital through working with partners to improve the quality of life for all people living, working in and visiting the city.
• We are committed to a growth agenda focussed on delivering new housing, supporting existing and new business, and a thriving city centre.
• Exeter is a great place to work. We offer agile and flexible working arrangements, with city centre offices with excellent public transport links.
Our Development Management service
• Our service is designed to be responsive to customers.
• We do things in a different order to most Councils.
• We spend a lot of time on site with our customers, striving to understand what matters to them and providing high quality free advice at the earliest opportunity.
• We pull Building Control and other Council expertise to make sure that our advice is comprehensive and our approvals are deliverable.
• We are striving to create a working environment which provides continuous mutual support and learning opportunities. We talk to each other a lot.
The work
• Delivery of a range of developments from initial enquiry to completion.
• Householder proposals, small residential and business schemes, changes of use, advertisements, work to trees and more.
• Initial planning investigation work, appeals, certificate of lawfulness applications and permitted development enquiries.
You
• A ‘can-do’ attitude is the quality we most value.
• We are looking for graduates of Planning or somebody keen to extend their skills by working in a delivery focused team.
• Previous Development Management experience and up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation are desirable.
• Great oral and written communication skills are essential.
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